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Heavy Metal Crush

In Ontario the fall season has certainly been a strange one. Finally we are sitting at normal digits. Don’t get me wrong, I was loving the temperatures for Thanksgiving Weekend, but it caused many a fashion dilemma in my household as we all melted watching the jays game whilst cooking the bird.

Fast forward a couple of days and we are now seasonally temperatured and totally fashion fall friendly!

Let’s talk transition from fall into holiday today. Let’s talk about glorious metallics. When treated as a neutral and plied into our wardrobe cautiously they can be a great infusion of playfulness for late fall and as a holiday warm up.

Warm up being the key here. We are seeing plenty of rose gold in jewellery and now we are seeing hits of it in clothing.

Here are some casual beauties. One with a painted rose gold finish and the other with a metallic tread running throughout. I kept the jewellery simple and in the same colour family. I needed both the jewellery and the clothing to compliment and not try to “speak louder” than the other. I stayed away from statement pieces. Basic bottoms in a dark wash and topped with a great scarf or neutral leather jacket to finish these looks and make the wildness seem like classic styling.

The next pairing included a sexy top that walks the line between gold and silver. I’m showing it with a super saturated dark jean and chevron clutch with a touch of blush and soft grey. In this pairing I’m basically treating the metallic as a neutral and allowing the clutch to be the statement.

Dainty prints with metallic touches, this 80’s, high collar throwback makes a wonderful work piece that can be worn as seen here or open collared and unbelted over a legging! The brilliance of the colours in the pattern against the backdrop of this inky, midnight blue makes this piece so versatile.

Full shot of dress that can easily be worn with collar unbuttoned and unbelted over a legging! Dress: H&M

A soft metallic crocodile print is featured in this next outfit. This blouse has an overall metallic wash so I was careful to downplay the jewellery pieces by choosing a somewhat wild piece with black pearls and a matte silver finish.

A snakeskin, metallic jean. That’s right, I went there! In order to make this work you have to elevate the fabric by choosing your pairing items with tasteful design features. I have chosen a hot trend from spring; patterned perforations. These are highly worked pieces that are exquisite in their own right. Neutral in colour, these paired pieces allow the jeans to have their say.